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The Dude and The Zen Master In conversation with Rev. Danny Fisher, Coordinator of the Buddhist Chaplaincy Department, University of the West. In their new book, Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges and world-renowned Roshi Bernie Glassman offer an intimate glimpse into the conversations between student and teacher, a shared philosophy of life and spirituality, and the everyday wisdom of Buddhism. The ...

Mark Oppenheimer, a freelance journalist, has written a review for the book The Dude and the Zen Master by Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman for The New York Times. Another review by Phil Dyess-Nugent was done for A.V. Club. which you can read here.The book will be released tomorrow. Oppenheimer’s review is a bit mixed: …this meandering exchange is likable ...

Actor Jeff Bridges will be teaming up with his friend Bernie Glassman to co-author an upcoming book from Blue Rider Press due out this Fall titled “The Dude and the Zen Master.” Bridges, a Hollywood actor with a long list of screen credits, was the title character in the popular 1998 film “The Big Lebowski.” From time-to-time in popular culture, ...

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